4 Questions
What was the oldest Japanese book printed in AD 868?
The Buddhist Diamond Sutra
What type of visual material led to interesting publishing practices in medieval Japan?
Woodcut illustrations
Where did the flourishing urban circles at Edo (later Tokyo) depict an elegant urban culture involving artists and courtesans?
Teahouses
In medieval Japan, what were regularly published and cheap and abundant?
Books on proper etiquette
Test your knowledge on the history of print culture in Japan, from the introduction of hand-printing technology to the printing of the Buddhist Diamond Sutra and the publication of poets and prose writers' works in medieval Japan.
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